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...Some readers felt our reporting on various theories about Jesus' death was inappropriate for a newsmagazine. "We don't know why Jesus died. We don't even know if he existed," wrote a Virginian. "You might as well write an article titled 'What Is the Meaning of Life?' Such questions have no answers." A reader from Washington State asked, "Why not a discussion of how many angels can dance on the head of a pin or how Santa gets to every kid's house in one night?" And a snarky Californian let us know he is "looking forward to TIME...
Growing up on a West Virginian farm gave Payne ample authority to create a Harvard-tailored guide to planting and pig-keeping, in the form of Poor Ansel’s Almanack...
Vest—a tall and lanky West Virginian with an understated, self-deprecating wit—has been among the most informed experts on the implications of post-Sept. 11 legislation for academic freedom...
...Despite the enormous dangers of space travel, many readers let us know that they remain ready to buy their tickets. "I would be the first to volunteer for the next shuttle flight," wrote a Virginian. "To stop the shuttle now would send the wrong message at the wrong time." A Nigerian agreed, saying, "What happened to the astronauts will always dwell in my mind, but I have dreamed of going into space. I would cherish the opportunity." Declared a North Carolinian: "I would go up tomorrow if I had the chance. To risk your life, or even to lose...
Brown quickly learned the move to Cambridge didn’t have to mean abandoning her first love. She spent her first night at Paine Hall watching the Boston Bluegrass festival. And across the hall from her room in Hurlbut, she found West Virginian bluegrass aficionado William W. Carter ’84. The two would soon spend every Saturday morning spinning folk records on their WHRB show, “Living Traditions in Bluegrass.” Brown still visits the station when she comes to Cambridge and has been interviewed on the “Hillbilly at Harvard?...